NAR: Pending Home Sales Down In August
After reaching a two-year peak, pending home sales fell in August, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). NAR's...
Study: North Dakota Faces Housing Crunch By 2025
A new housing study predicts that North Dakota is going to become more than a little crowded in the near future, with a...
MBA: Mortgage Applications, Refis Up Last Week
Mortgage applications and refinancing activity were up last week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for...
Wisconsin Credit Union To Buy Savings Bank
Landmark Credit Union, Wisconsin's largest credit union, has filed applications to acquire Hartford Savings Bank, a state-chartered mutual savings bank headquartered in Hartford,...
CFPB Releases Study On Credit Score Disparities
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released a study comparing credit scores sold to creditors and those sold to consumers. According to...
NCUA Files Lawsuit Against Barclay’s Capital
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court in Kansas against Barclay's Capital, Inc. NCUA's suit alleges...
Sheila Bair, In New Book, Slams Geithner As ‘Bailouter In Chief’
In a new autobiography being released today, former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairwoman Sheila Bair has taken aim at Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner...
S&P/Case-Shiller: Home Prices Up In July
Home prices increased in July, according to new data released by the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Average home prices increased by 1.5% for...
Agencies Release Tool For Regulatory Capital Estimation
The federal banking regulatory agencies have announced the availability of a regulatory capital estimation tool to help community banking organizations and other interested...
NCUA Executive Director Announces Retirement
David Marquis, executive director of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) since January 2009, has announced that he will retire at the end...
HUD Grants $75M In Job Training For Public Housing Residents
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $75 million in grants to help public and assisted housing residents connect...
House Drops Ethics Probe Of Maxine Waters
A congressional probe into whether Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., improperly influenced a federal bailout of a bank has been dropped. According to an...
Three States Join Lawsuit Challenging Dodd-Frank Constitutionality
A lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the Dodd-Frank Act has gained the backing of three Republican state attorneys general. Bloomberg News reports...
FDIC Workshops To Focus On Obtaining Failed Bank Assets
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has announced a series of outreach workshops to provide information on how to invest in or purchase...
Wintrust Financial Acquires Community Bank
Rosemont, Ill.-based Wintrust Financial Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire HPK Financial Corp., the parent company of Hyde Park Bank and...
Tim Pawlenty Named CEO Of Financial Services Roundtable
The Financial Services Roundtable has named former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty as its new president and CEO, effective Nov. 1. Pawlenty will take...
FHFA Sends Notice On State-Level G-Fees
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has sent to the Federal Register a Notice presenting an approach to adjust the guarantee fees (G-fees)...
Housing Starts Up In August
Single-family housing starts in August were at a rate of 535,000, a 5.5% increase above the revised July figure of 507,000, according to...
NAR: Existing-Home Sales Up In August
Total existing-home sales rose 7.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.82 million in August, according to new data from the National...
Zillow: Home Prices Down, Rents Up In August
Home values fell for the first time in nine months in August, declining 0.1% month-over-month, according to new data from Seattle-based Zillow. However,...